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Old 08-09-2008, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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PITTSBURGH - Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
And Hugo Chavez, El Presidente de Venezuela, will be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services because the US will need Venezuelan oil to finance this government boondoggle!

Guaranteed health care key plank in Dems' platform - Yahoo! News (broken link)
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:19 PM
 
Location: SC
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And Hugo Chavez, El Presidente de Venezuela, will be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services because the US will need Venezuelan oil to finance this government boondoggle!

Guaranteed health care key plank in Dems' platform - Yahoo! News (broken link)
It is just plain DUMB to PROMISE more federal programs when they can't afford the ones we have now! Both Social Security and Medicare are getting weaker and weaker BY THE DAY. The last thing we need is ANOTHER goverment sponsored program!

How about instead both McCain and Obama VOW FISCAL RESPOSIBILITY for a change? That would mean they'd have to STOP policing the world. Bring troops home from all foreign countries. Then we'd have more jobs HERE in this country. The military could protect our borders HERE.
What a novel idea!
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Here
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Patented "we're fighting an illegal war thats costing us trillions" response in 5...4...3..2..
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:25 PM
 
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It is just plain DUMB to PROMISE more federal programs when they can't afford the ones we have now! Both Social Security and Medicare are getting weaker and weaker BY THE DAY. The last thing we need is ANOTHER goverment sponsored program!

How about instead both McCain and Obama VOW FISCAL RESPOSIBILITY for a change? That would mean they'd have to STOP policing the world. Bring troops home from all foreign countries. Then we'd have more jobs HERE in this country. The military could protect our borders HERE.
What a novel idea!
Yep...we only have $53 Trillion in obligations for SS and Medicare...whats one more multi-billion dollar program?
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Wilmington, NC
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they love to talk about the war. it's not, we need to stop spending, it's, where better can we spend that money. how about, stopping the f-ing spending you a-holes.

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Patented "we're fighting an illegal war thats costing us trillions" response in 5...4...3..2..
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:36 PM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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Originally Posted by emilybh View Post
It is just plain DUMB to PROMISE more federal programs when they can't afford the ones we have now! Both Social Security and Medicare are getting weaker and weaker BY THE DAY. The last thing we need is ANOTHER goverment sponsored program!

How about instead both McCain and Obama VOW FISCAL RESPOSIBILITY for a change? That would mean they'd have to STOP policing the world. Bring troops home from all foreign countries. Then we'd have more jobs HERE in this country. The military could protect our borders HERE.
What a novel idea!
Uhh..., this is an election year and we're talking politicians here, truth and candor are out of phase with political campaigns!
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Wilmington, NC
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government health care huh. I think I'd rather take my chances with this guy.

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Old 08-09-2008, 06:40 PM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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Yep...we only have $53 Trillion in obligations for SS and Medicare...whats one more multi-billion dollar program?
The US Treasury just runs the presses faster and prints larger denomination bills! The C-note will become like a quarter compared to the value of the money. Hyper inflation will run rampant and you'll need a bucket full of paper money just to buy a loaf of bread, just like pre-war Germany!
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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government health care huh. I think I'd rather take my chances with this guy.

Dr. Death will give you better odds that a government run health "no care" system!
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Old 08-09-2008, 06:53 PM
 
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The US Treasury just runs the presses faster and prints larger denomination bills! The C-note will become like a quarter compared to the value of the money. Hyper inflation will run rampant and you'll need a bucket full of paper money just to buy a loaf of bread, just like pre-war Germany!
Sadly enough Im pretty sure you are dead on correct.
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